Chapter 102 Chapter 102 Two-in-one, double update. ...
The terrain of the barbarians is uneven and has a unique topography.
Not long after Jiang Daiyi and Yun Qin entered, they got separated.
She was extremely unfamiliar with the terrain and could only try to find the way.
Jiang Daiyi inserted the small hairpin into a strip of cloth torn from her dress, and then nailed it at the fork in the road she passed.
With so many forks in the road, there is always one that is right.
After going around in circles a few times, as expected, I returned to the original place.
When Jiang Daiyi was about to continue placing marks, she saw a familiar figure here.
"General Song Lai?"
Jiang Daiyi paused and saw Song Lai flying over and speaking to her.
"Why are you here?"
Song Lai stopped beside Jiang Daiyi and bowed to her, saying, "Miss Jiang, I have been ordered by the king to lead his men to ambush the rebels here, but for some reason the terrain here seems very different from before, as if it has been deliberately modified."
Jiang Daiyi also felt that the terrain here seemed particularly strange. The length, width, height and depth all looked very much like it was built for warfare.
"General Song, do you have any speculation?"
"Someone arranged all this long ago. I'm afraid they've made sufficient preparations. Besides the King of Wei and King of Huai Geng, there's actually another person who slipped through the net."
Finally, Song Lai added hesitantly, "The king deliberately let that man go. I wonder what his plans were for keeping him here."
This was an extremely strange thing to say. He refused to reveal his name. Jiang Daiyi asked Yunqin which fish had escaped the net, but Song Lai refused to tell her.
She looked at Song Lai. There were no signs of fighting on his body, but he was separated from his entourage. Could there be some mystery here?
Jiang Daiyi asked speculatively, "Did you encounter fog?"
Although the terrain among the barbarians is complex, this is the only difficulty. If we think of a way to find the right direction, we can still get out. However, Song Lai, who has been through many battles, was separated from his entourage. It seems that the potential danger here is very deadly.
Song Lai's explanation was consistent with Jiang Daiyi's guess. He said, "The greatest danger in this barbarian land is the poisonous miasma that causes hallucinations. Once a person falls into hallucinations, they will be frightened by something that does not exist and fall into danger."
Jiang Daiyi had guessed this. It seemed that once she fell into an illusion, she could not act rashly and had to be extra careful if she encountered miasma.
But Yunqin’s inexplicable disappearance made her very uneasy.
I don’t know where Xiao Yunqin is now?
Song Lai reminded Jiang Daiyi, "This place is extremely strange. Many years ago, I was unable to defeat the enemy due to insufficient troops, so I had to lure the enemy soldiers here. I have been here several times, but this time, I found that it was deliberately set up. We must be careful."
Jiang Daiyi understood the implicit meaning. The miasma, fog, and ghost walls were not a big deal. It was just that the people lurking in the dark were very dangerous to those of them who were in the open.
She said to Song Lai: "Thank you, General Song, for your reminder. I will be careful."
Song Lai gave the general location where the Yunqin people might be and said, "This place is bright and clear, with no trees or forests, yet it still produces miasma. It will be even more dangerous at night. We must reunite with the king as soon as possible."
Jiang Daiyi nodded, and nailed a small silver hairpin of a fan that she had not yet taken out while talking to Song Lai on the slope, then turned back to look at Song Lai to discuss the next course of action.
"Since Yunqin's entourage is lying in ambush in the east, we should immediately head towards the sunrise. If we don't find Yunqin, and we find the exit first, we will leave first. After we get out, please ask General Song to dispatch some more men. We must seek reinforcements as soon as possible."
Song Lai looked at Jiang Daiyi in surprise. He had heard that Jiang Daiyi was from Tianque. She was indeed powerful. This place was so dangerous, but she looked like she was not afraid of anything. She even thought of going out to seek reinforcements if she couldn't find Yun Qin. She was calm enough!
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A sheltered spot on the east side.
A group of attendants surrounded Yun Qin to protect him and confronted the two rebel forces.
The two groups of people had obvious accents of Qian and Wei, and were very easy to identify. However, the intelligence said that there were three forces of rebels who were trying to kill the king, but now only two have come. So where did the other force go?
During the confrontation, the leading man in black looked at Yun Qin mockingly.
"Your Majesty has hidden Miss Jiang so well. He would rather lure the enemy away than not to harm us. No wonder Lord Qian Xiang came up with this plan long before he died. It turns out he knew the king's weakness long ago."
Yun Qin was indeed thinking about Jiang Daiyi from time to time. Although he deliberately sent Song Lai to watch over her while getting rid of her in order to protect Jiang Daiyi, she was not by his side after all, and he could not let go of his worry even if he trusted Song Lai.
"Quick victory, no need to leave anyone alive."
Today, the rebels have gathered in the barbarian land. This is the best opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
The attendants drew their swords and said, "Yes."
The man in black was not at all panicked, and did not even draw his weapon. He just stood there and tried to negotiate with Yun Qin.
"I advise the king not to act rashly. After all, Miss Jiang's life depends on your thoughts. When you enter this place this time, don't you feel that some places are very different from before?"
Yun Qin naturally observed it, but this place was inherently treacherous, and few people dared to enter it, but——
"So what? This is the most suitable grave for you."
The man in black came prepared and would not be intimidated by Yun Qin's few probing words. He said another sentence.
"Prince Yan, our target is you, not Jiang Daiyi. If you commit suicide here, we will withdraw immediately. Besides, right now—"
The man in black pretended to look up and glanced at the sky to remind Yun Qin.
"It's getting dark. Once it gets dark, the miasma and fog will spread, and no one will be able to escape. If we can drag you all here, we can avenge our old master!"
The man in black spoke with a determination, as if he had really made a very good deal with Yun Qin. If he died, the others could live. If they fought to the death, then they would all die together.
They were all a bunch of desperate criminals, and they thought they had Jiang Daiyi as a hostage, so they didn't take Yun Qin seriously at all at this moment.
Yun Qin seemed to have heard something funny and chuckled faintly, "If you want to threaten me with a hostage, you should at least let me see the hostage. What are you doing now?"
He raised an eyebrow, his stunning, ethereal expression filled with disdain: "Are you playing the empty city trick on me? Or are you telling me a story?"
The men in black are composed of three groups: the former members of the Qian Kingdom, the former members of the Wei Kingdom, and some members who had been disbanded for a long time but still managed to escape from Jiang Daiyi's hands in the past.
Three forces gathered together, some wanted to avenge their old master, some wanted to drag Yunqin into trouble, and some were assassins who wanted to kill Jiang Daiyi and restore the power of Tianque.
In short, no matter what their purpose is, at least their goal is the same, that is Yun Qin and Jiang Daiyi.
The Qian and Wei forces wanted to use Jiang Daiyi to threaten Yun Qin, and the Tianque assassin wanted to kill Jiang Daiyi, but Jiang Daiyi was the one Yun Qin loved, and her favoritism years ago was known to everyone.
Now that Jiang Daiyi is killed, Yun Qin will not let them go. It is better to capture Jiang Daiyi first, use Jiang Daiyi to threaten Yun Qin to commit suicide, and then continue to get rid of Jiang Daiyi. This way, there will be no risk.
For this plan, they deliberately chose a barbaric land surrounded by cold forests on three sides, just for this moment today.
The man in black said contemptuously, "It's up to you to believe it or not. If you don't believe it, why not come with us and see if it's as I said?"
This is really too stupid to say. No wonder they can only be like some defeated soldiers. They want to negotiate terms and threaten others, but they don’t even have the bargaining chips. It’s ridiculously stupid.
Yun Qin smiled, as gentle as jade: "You are right, but I don't want to hear it."
This is like gambling with the life of your beloved, it's simply unacceptable!
Seeing that they couldn't scare Yun Qin, the black-clad men from the two forces felt inexplicably frightened. Could it be that the information from Tianque's forces was wrong?
Does the King of Yan really protect Jiang Daiyi as if her own life, regardless of her life or death?
Or is the show of partiality over the years just a cover?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. However, before he could react, Yun Qin had already raised his hand, intending to signal his attendants to take action.
The man in black shouted gloomily, "King Yan! Do you dare to bet?"
Yun Qin raised his finger and gave an order nonchalantly, his jade-like fingertips carrying a sense of oppression as they pointed heavily at them.
"Instead of betting on whether I believe you or not, why not bet on whether you will survive today?"
The men in black completely gave up negotiating with Yun Qin at this moment. It was indeed a mistake for them. How could a man who climbed to the throne step by step with his cunning and strength and conquered the world put himself in danger for a woman?
Yun Qin lowered his hand, palm facing up, and the attendant at his side immediately handed him a long sword. He slowly grasped the hilt and said to the man in black:
"Let's begin. If you lose the bet, you'll keep your life."
Seeing that Yun Qin was not fooled, the man in black flew up and attacked quickly. The three forces immediately engaged in a fight. Two against one should have the upper hand, but Yun Qin's strength was so strange and astonishing. With his powerful internal energy, no one present could be his opponent.
Not to mention the top masters around him, the man in black soon fell into a disadvantage.
The leading black-clad man couldn't break free from Yun Qin's figure, his eyes bloodshot. He barely withstood Yun Qin's fatal blow and said, "No wonder you weren't worried about that girl's situation. You've been prepared for it for a long time. When did it start? Was it the civil unrest in the foreign countries, or was it even earlier?"
Yun Qin smiled indifferently: "You have too many questions. Go down and ask them."
After dealing with the troublesome leader in black, Yun Qin left the rest to his attendants. He jumped out, left the battlefield, and left in another direction.
Sand flew everywhere and hit his face as he jumped, causing pain. However, Yun Qin seemed unaware of it. He just wanted to get to Jiang Daiyi as quickly as possible.
Yun Qin didn't believe that Jiang Daiyi would be in danger. When her martial arts were at their peak in Tianque, no one could match her except the Old Que Master and Qian Xiang.
Today, all these minions can't do anything to her at all, unless Qianxiang is reborn.
But Qian Xiang had died long ago, completely dead.
However, with Jiang Daiyi's strength, no one can hurt her. Yun Qin is afraid that Jiang Daiyi will take this opportunity to escape again?
Jiang Daiyi had been soaking him in honey these days, making him forget everything, but that didn't mean her desire to escape had really disappeared.
After all, she had created such beautiful dreams for him many times before, and then cruelly escaped before he fell into depravity.
As for danger, she would be fine with Song Lai, who was familiar with the terrain and had been through many battles, around.
On the other side, Jiang Daiyi and Song Lai were traveling together, keeping a close eye on their surroundings and discussing countermeasures from time to time.
"General Song Lai."
Jiang Daiyi kept making marks. Just after they finished discussing which way to go, the girl suddenly called out to Song Lai beside her.
"General Song Lai, are you here to protect me or to monitor me?"
It's such an embarrassing question to ask, it hurts our friendship.
Song Lai didn't expect Jiang Daiyi to be so perceptive and guess his intention so quickly.
But it's true. The king used to keep a close eye on people, which was no different from imprisonment. It's normal that the girl is almost suffering from stress.
Song Lai replied: "Of course it's protection."
But in my heart I was thinking, naturally I should protect and monitor at the same time.
After saying this, he felt that Jiang Daiyi probably wouldn't believe it. These polite words were too fake. If the king had to deliberately send people away for protection, it must be that he had other intentions.
Jiang Daiyi seemed to be smiling, and there was a hint of inquiry on her face, which was as bright as the spring sun.
"Really, General Song Lai?"
Song Lai felt a sudden tingling sensation on his scalp. This vengeful look was very much like his sister Song Yuer.
"Yu'er and I are good friends. If General Song Lai deceives me, I will complain to Yu'er."
Song Lai only has Song Yu'er as a relative, but Yun Qin is also his monarch.
After holding it in for a long while, Song Lai said, "Miss Jiang, I am only following the king's orders."
This means that it was Yun Qin who asked him to come here, and everything he did was also Yun Qin's order, and had nothing to do with him, so he should not let innocent people be implicated.
As for whether to monitor or not, it is up to Yunqin to decide.
Jiang Daiyi is Yunqin's treasure now. Judging from the situation, Jiang Daiyi will become the queen sooner or later, so she cannot be offended.
If there is anything, just push it to Yunqin, so as to avoid being hated by the future queen for no reason.
Pushing it to Yunqin can save a lot of trouble.
"Is that so?" The girl nodded to show that she understood.
Song Lai smiled. It was just the emotional excitement and fear between young people. On the one hand, they loved each other madly, but on the other hand, they didn't trust each other. In the final analysis, they were still young and had not experienced much love.
Both sides refused to give in to each other. You wanted to suppress me, and I wanted to control you, so the current situation has evolved.
You suspect me and I monitor you, but after hundreds of rounds, we still stick together.
This fate.
I don’t know whether it is a good fate or a bad fate.
Besides, these days, the relationship between the two is indeed warmer than before.
Jiang Daiyi always knew that Yunqin was suspicious, but she didn't expect that her kindness in recent days still didn't make him let down his guard against her.
"General Song Lai, do you believe I won't run away?"
Song Lai heard this but remained silent.
In fact, whether Jiang Daiyi ran away or not had nothing to do with Song Lai. It was just that if she ran away, she would disobey the order of the monarch, and the unlucky ones would be these incompetent subordinates.
Therefore, we must be extremely vigilant and not cause unnecessary troubles that might anger the emperor.
But judging from Jiang Daiyi's attitude towards Yunqin these days, it seems like she wants to live a good life with Yunqin.
The two of you used to scheme against me and I would control you all day long, but now it has become like this: I pamper you and you coax me, like honey and oil, and the beginning signs of a harmonious relationship are emerging.
There's really no intention of running away.
General Song Lai thought so.
This way he would feel a lot more relaxed. After all, with Jiang Daiyi's strength, he was the only one by her side at the moment. If she really wanted to leave, he would have to fight a fierce battle with her.
I dare not hurt them, I dare not fight them, and it is difficult to stop them. It is more difficult than fighting on the battlefield!
Song Lai was still lamenting the difficulty of the mission, and at the same time, most of his attention was on being alert to his surroundings, so he relaxed his guard on Jiang Daiyi.
Jiang Daiyi's eyes turned slightly, looking at Song Lai's back, and slowed down her pace, several steps behind Song Lai.
Song Lai was still thinking about Yun Qin's feelings for Jiang Daiyi, and he had no defenses against Jiang Daiyi, so he didn't realize that Jiang Daiyi was already many steps behind him.
"Once the king has wiped out the remaining evildoers gathered here, it will be time for him to return to govern the country."
After all, Madam Yunli was busy traveling all day long, and her ambition was not to fight in the court at all.
Song Lai continued, "Miss Jiang, the king has been saying how much he misses you. You... Hey! Hey? Miss Jiang?"
When I turned around, the girl who had been marking the road behind me had disappeared without a trace.
Song Lai's heart skipped a beat when he thought of Yun Qin's gentle face that didn't reveal anything. He suddenly felt more frightened than if he had suffered a defeat.
As night falls, miasma spreads everywhere.
Looking around, the visibility is almost non-existent at this moment.
Jiang Daiyi arrived in front of a grave before the fog spread and pulled out a whip from her sleeve.
After walking for a whole day and failing to get out, he took out his anger on Qian Xiang's grave.
"Master Qian Xiang, you've been disturbing my sleep lately. I'm very dissatisfied."
It was cold at night, and even though she was wearing the cloak Yun Qin gave her, she still felt the chill of the wind.
Jiang Daiyi didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but she didn't mind going to great lengths to teach this lonely soul who couldn't rest in peace as a ghost even after death a lesson. She wanted to beat him to death so that he would never dare to enter her dreams and disturb her again.
"Lord Qianxiang, rest in peace."
The moment the whip fell, a cold, piercing, and deep voice sounded behind her.
"My dear sister, if you don't go down to accompany me and keep calling someone else brother all day long, how can I rest in peace?"
Jiang Daiyi's scalp tingled. Was this really a ghost?
This sounded clearly like Qianxiang's voice.
Jiang Daiyi whipped his grave just to vent her anger, but she didn't expect that this ghost thing would actually appear?
The girl turned her head in disbelief. In the dark fog, a figure was vaguely standing. She couldn't see clearly, but even though his figure turned into ashes, Jiang Daiyi could still see that it was Qianxiang!
"It wasn't easy for me to deceive Yunqin and you by faking my death this time. I've been thinking about you for too long, Jiang Daiyi, so long that during all these days of faking my death, I don't even know if I'm really dead or not. Even I can't tell whether I'm a human or a ghost."
Jiang Daiyi came back to her senses from her shock. After all, if the other party was really a ghost, she still had to give it some respect and show some fear.
The girl gradually frowned, as if trying to determine whether the person in the fog was a human or a ghost.
After looking at it for a while, he confirmed that it was Qianxiang.
Jiang Daiyi gritted her teeth: "Qian Xiang, why are you still alive?"
Qian Xiang waved his sleeves to disperse some of the fog. He glanced at the whip in Jiang Daiyi's hand, then shifted his gaze sinisterly to the tombstone, which had obvious signs of damage. Qian Xiang did not answer but asked instead.
"You really love me so much that even if I die, you will chase me to my grave. What do you want to do here?"
Jiang Daiyi swung the whip hard on the tombstone, which cracked and lost a corner.
"Isn't it obvious what I want to do? I'm going to whip your corpse."
Qian Xiang sneered and said frivolously: "Whipping a corpse is boring, come and whip me."
Jiang Daiyi clenched the whip in her hand, just like in the dream, no matter whether it was a human or a ghost, in a dream or anywhere else, she would beat it first.
The miasma became thicker and thicker, and Qianxiang disappeared into the fog the moment she made her move.
Jiang Daiyi looked around vigilantly, trying to pull Qian Xiang out from the fog.
If you can't kill a monster like this in one go, then kill it twice. If you can't kill it twice, then kill it a hundred times. One day you will be able to get rid of this scourge.
Jiang Daiyi lowered her eyes, but this man was indeed weird. He could not be killed several times, and he had a system that allowed him to revive infinitely. Today, she would try to fight him no matter what. If she could kill him once, she could kill him twice.
The fog is choking and makes people confused.
Jiang Daiyi searched for a long time and felt something was wrong. She looked up at the sky, but there was no moonlight. Since Qianxiang disappeared, she had never seen that person again, as if his appearance was an illusion.
Hallucination.
Jiang Daiyi suddenly understood.
The fog and miasma here do have a hallucinogenic effect. Perhaps Qianxiang's appearance just now was just an illusion caused by her fear and the miasma.
Jiang Daiyi raised her arm and saw the inexplicable wound on her wrist, her eyes deepened.
She sat on the ground, meditating on the spot, and had hallucinations. She must have inhaled too much miasma. Although the medicine Yun Qin gave her in advance could remove the poison, it had no effect on the hallucinations.
In this situation, the best solution is to stay where you are and not move.
There are also extremely high sand dunes here, with extremely long thorns growing underneath. It would be troublesome if you were affected by the illusion and walked into them.
At this time, every step you take may increase the danger.
Just wait here until dawn. After dawn, the miasma will occasionally dissipate for a while, and that will be the best opportunity to leave this place.
At the same time, on the other side of the sand dunes, the team responsible for hunting down Jiang Daiyi were all infected by the miasma. Some had become poisoned, while others were killing each other because of hallucinations.
The only conscious man in black shouted, "Hold your breath, stay where you are, don't move, don't kill each other."
But they had already been infected by the miasma and were immersed in hallucinations, so how could they hear other people's voices?
Seeing that no one was listening, the man in black didn't want to die here with them, so he planned to go back the same way to find the two teams that were dealing with Yun Qin and the others.
The previous news was that an antidote had been developed for the miasma among the barbarians, but why did it suddenly cause hallucinations again? I'm afraid someone is manipulating this.
The man in black held his breath and, as a last resort, poured out all the antidote pills in the small porcelain bottle and ate them. His mind was actually a little confused, and even some imaginary things appeared in front of his eyes.
This miasma is probably not simply caused by nature, someone is behind it.
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